1 Samuel 21:14
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And Achis said to his servants: You saw the man was mad: why have you brought him to me?

is mad.

Ecclesiastes 7:7 Oppression troubleth the wise, and shall destroy the strength of his heart.

Context
David Flees to Gath
13And he changed his countenance before them, and slipt down between their hands: and he stumbled against the doors of the gate, and his spittle ran down upon his beard. 14And Achis said to his servants: You saw the man was mad: why have you brought him to me?15Have we need of mad men, that you have brought in this fellow, to play the madman in my presence? shall this fellow come into my house?…
Cross References
1 Samuel 21:13
And he changed his countenance before them, and slipt down between their hands: and he stumbled against the doors of the gate, and his spittle ran down upon his beard.

1 Samuel 21:15
Have we need of mad men, that you have brought in this fellow, to play the madman in my presence? shall this fellow come into my house?

Lexicon
Then Achish
אָכִ֖ישׁ (’ā·ḵîš)
0
Strong's Hebrew 397: Achish -- king of Gath

said
וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (way·yō·mer)
0
Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say

to
אֶל־ (’el-)
0
Strong's Hebrew 413: Near, with, among, to

his servants,
עֲבָדָ֑יו (‘ă·ḇā·ḏāw)
0
Strong's Hebrew 5650: Slave, servant

“Look,
הִנֵּ֤ה (hin·nêh)
0
Strong's Hebrew 2009: Lo! behold!

you can see
תִרְאוּ֙ (ṯir·’ū)
0
Strong's Hebrew 7200: To see

the man
אִ֣ישׁ (’îš)
0
Strong's Hebrew 376: A man as an individual, a male person

is insane!
מִשְׁתַּגֵּ֔עַ (miš·tag·gê·a‘)
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Strong's Hebrew 7696: To rave through insanity

Why
לָ֛מָּה (lām·māh)
0
Strong's Hebrew 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what

have you brought
תָּבִ֥יאוּ (tā·ḇî·’ū)
0
Strong's Hebrew 935: To come in, come, go in, go

him
אֹת֖וֹ (’ō·ṯōw)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case

to me?
אֵלָֽי׃ (’ê·lāy)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 413: Near, with, among, to


Additional Translations
Then Achish said to his servants, “Look, you can see the man is insane! Why have you brought him to me?Then said Achish to his servants, See, you see the man is mad: why then have you brought him to me?

Then said Achish unto his servants, Lo, ye see the man is mad; wherefore then have ye brought him to me?

And Anchus said to his servants, Lo! ye see the man is mad: why have ye brought him in to me?

And Achish said to his servants, Behold, ye see the man is mad: why did ye bring him to me?

Then said Achish unto his servants, Lo, ye see the man is mad: wherefore then have ye brought him to me?

Then said Achish to his servants, Lo, ye see the man is mad: why then have ye brought him to me?

Then Achish said to his servants, "Look, you see the man is mad. Why then have you brought him to me?

And Achish saith unto his servants, 'Lo, ye see a man acting as a madman; why do ye bring him in unto me?
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